Jesse Chappell wrote:
>On 1/7/06, Russell Hanaghan <hanaghan at starband.net> wrote:
>>>>> Prerequisites
>>>> * 2.4, 2.5 or 2.6 series kernel with tmpfs turned on (CONFIG_TMPFS)
>> * Shared memory file system mounted on /dev/shm. add the following
>> to /etc/fstab to get it mounted at boot:
>>>> shmfs /dev/shm shm defaults 0 0
>>>>>> (Note: you may have to make the /dev/shm directory)
>>>><unsnip>
>>>>Is this the actual use of /dev/shm or can it serve dual purpose and be
>>also set up as tmpfs for fifo's?
>>>>>>Yes this is the actual use of /dev/shm. In many distros you will find
>such a line already in the /etc/fstab. And yes, it can serve dual
>purpose.
>>>>>Or...
>>>>|# mkdir /mnt/ramfs|
>>>>[edit /etc/fstab and add the following line]
>>>>|none /mnt/ramfs tmpfs defaults 0 0|
>>>>Then use --with-default-tmpdir=/mnt/ramfs to the JACK configure line
>>when you build it. No clients need to be recompiled.
>>>>>>This is just an older alternative, not better.
>>jlc
>>>>Thanks Jesse